Nematolepis squamea

Botanical Name: Nematolepis squamea
Common Name: mountain waxflower
Family: Rutaceae

Size: 6-8m H, 3-4m W
Leaves: Lance shaped, dark green above and silvery below, 2.5-8cm long.
Flowers: Five-petalled, white to cream, 1cm across, grouped in leaf axils
Flowering Time: spring and summer
Fruit: A four-chambered capsule

Habitat/distribution: Common in well drained higher rainfall  areas from sea level to 800m asl.
Other notes: Attractive hardy species for revegetation or for a hedge. Needs well drained but moist soil. Propagated easily from cuttings.